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Computer class is fun!
Kindergarteners
are Jim Pearson’s “new kids” on the block. Some of them entered already computer savvy ; however, many still are not familiar to the computer and computer lab procedures. I will spend several weeks teaching them the basics for operating a computer and navigating a website. They will primarily spend their time in the lab on www.starfall.com. A great literacy site sponsored through the International Reading Association.


We will use “Starfall” along with Read Well, the new reading program. As the letters are introduced in Read Well, they will be our guide on the Starfall site.

Starfall offers a number of activities that will support your child’s literacy through his or her early childhood years.boy@computer.GIF

Some other sites that your kindergarten student might enjoy are listed below:

Julia’s Rainbow - http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/funandgames.html

Sesame Street -
http://pbskids.org/sesame/index.html

Sid the Science Kid - http://pbskids.org/sid/index.html#/playground

Here you can find online stories for printing, http://www.kizclub.com/Sbody.html

Matching beginning sounds, http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/abcmatch/

Learning the letter names, http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp

Handwriting practice, http://www.mymoondrops.com/info/spelling.html

Learning phonemic awareness and phonics,
http://www.fisher-price.com/us/fun/games/phonics/default.asp